"Medical Waste" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Blood, mucus, tissue removed at surgery or autopsy, soiled surgical dressings, and other materials requiring special disposal procedures.
| Descriptor ID |
D008506
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D20.944.460 N06.850.460.710.460
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| Concept/Terms |
Medical Waste- Medical Waste
- Waste, Medical
- Medical Wastes
- Wastes, Medical
Waste, Pathological- Waste, Pathological
- Pathological Wastes
- Wastes, Pathological
- Pathological Waste
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medical Waste" by people in Profiles.
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Estimation of COVID-19 generated medical waste in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Sci Total Environ. 2021 Dec 20; 801:149642.
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Increase in SARS-CoV-2 infected biomedical waste among low middle-income countries: environmental sustainability and impact with health implications. J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol. 2021 Jul 22; 33(1):27-44.
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Disease 2019: More Safety at the Expense of More Medical Waste. Ophthalmol Glaucoma. 2022 Jan-Feb; 5(1):1-4.
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The Challenges: Management of Infectious Medical Waste During the Pandemic COVID-19 in Health Care Facilities in Indonesia. Asia Pac J Public Health. 2021 07; 33(5):681-682.
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Study on the relationship between crisis awareness and medical waste separation behavior shown by residents during the COVID-19 epidemic. Sci Total Environ. 2021 Sep 15; 787:147522.
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Biomedical applications of environmental friendly poly-hydroxyalkanoates. Int J Biol Macromol. 2021 Jul 31; 183:549-563.
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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on medical waste management in Lebanon. Waste Manag Res. 2021 Jun; 39(1_suppl):45-55.
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Comparative life cycle assessment of emergency disposal scenarios for medical waste during the COVID-19 pandemic in China. Waste Manag. 2021 May 01; 126:388-399.
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A sustainable medical waste collection and transportation model for pandemics. Waste Manag Res. 2021 Jun; 39(1_suppl):34-44.
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Current perspectives of biomedical waste management in context of COVID-19". Indian J Med Microbiol. 2021 Apr; 39(2):171-178.